Wind-motor.



C. DAUB.

WIND MOTOR.

APPLIOATION FILED nno.15, 190s.

932,253. Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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ATTRNE V8 C. DAUB.

WIND MOTOR. APPLICATION FILED DBO. 15, 190e.'

932,253. PantedAug. 24, 1909.

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` C. DAUB.

' WIND MOTOR.

APPLIOATION FILED DBO. 15, 1908.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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FZ Wa W1 ATTORNEYS 4"UNITED sTATEs .PATENT OFFICE,

CHARLES DA`U-B, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

WIND-Moron.

. scription. 1 l1o My. invention relates to wind motors, my moreparticula` purpose being to provide a type of wind motor in which there are two sets of wind wheels turning in planes which cross each other, lthe combined effect' of all of the wind wheels being transmitted ultij mately to a shaft or other driven member common to'all of the wind wheels.

My invention furtherrelates to a casingforclosing the -wind wheels in such manner as to so direct the -wind relatively to the wind wheels as-'to turn the latter with a maximum of efficiency.

.'rious changes in construction whereby the creased.

efficiency of wind motors is vgreatly in- I Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings formin a part of this specilication, in which simi ar characters of reference indicate Corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device, 'showing the casing mounted -upon.-a\ball bearing and free to turn for the purpose of feathering relatively" to the direction in which the wind is blowing, this view, further showing the wind wheels in so far as the same are visible when in operation; Fig. 2 is'a section substantially upon the line 2--2 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows and showing more particularly the arrangement of the various wind wheels and the gearing whereby their cumulative action is brought to bear upon a single driven member; and Fig. 3 is a section upon the line 3 3 of Fig/ 1,. looking in the direction of the arrows, and showing the relations of the variousV wind wheels to the wind channel through which the air current passes in driving the wheels.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 24, 1909. Application filed December 15, l1908. Serial No. 467,678.

ing upon balls (3, lthe latter in turn resti-ng 6i upon stationary ring 7. The two rings 5, 7,- together with the balls 6, constitutel a type of ball bearing, so supporting the casing 4 that the latter is free to turn.' Mounted upon the flooring 4 are standards 8, 8a, 8b 6= for supporting various working parts. One of these parts is a revoluble shaft 9 which is provided with a crank 10, as indicated in Fig. 3.

Mounted rigidly upon the shaft 9 is a 7( worm wheel 11 and meshing'with the latter is a Worm 12, the latter being' secured rigidly' -upon a shaft 13 whereby it is'turned.- A

pair of wind wheels 14, 15, are mounted rigidly upon the shaft 13 and disposed upon 7i opposite sides of the worm 12. A itman 16 is connected with the crank 10 an 'is driven thereby for the purpose of transmitting the power developed bythe wind motor, This pitman extends through a'hole 17 in the g( flooring 4"1 and maybe readily connected with an air compressor `or any other mech-- anism suitable to be driven. i

Mounted upon opposite ends of the shaft 13 are bevel gears 18, 19. These mesh with 8:

bevel gears 20, 21 which are secured ri idly upon vertical shafts 22, 23, these sha ts at their bottoms being mounted upon ball bearings 22a, 23a. Mounted upon the shafts 22,

23 are -wind wheels 24, 25, each having its 9( axis vertical. In the top of the casin 4 is a horizontal shaft 26 supported upon rame members 27, the latter being secured rigidly withinv the casing. Mounted rigidly upon the shaft 26 and revoluble therewith are 91 bevel gears 28 and also a windwheel 29thel axis of these three parts last mentionedbeing horizontal. Bevel gears 30, 31 are mounted upon the upper ends of the vertical shafts l22, 23,- and mesh with they bevel 1( A wind chute 32 is mounted upon the frameworkand is r rovided with an opening 33 which is in Lsu stantial registry with a somewhat larger .openin'v 34 disposed in the 1( back of `the casing.' fhese two openings and the space intermediate them together constitute a wind channel through which4 the wind is freeto blow, and by virtue of the shapeofthe chuter32 the wind pressures 1i somewhat increased.l The Wind chiite 32 is is,Y thosevvisi'ble in lFig. l-f-receive the full.

power of the Wind andturnaccerdingly The arrangement of 'the' yvariouswind ivheels, the yshafts and thegears'is' such that when'7 the Wind blows through the Wind' channel,- allv of the 4vwheels turn as indicated bythe arrowsin Fig. 2 and the actionof the'- wheels is cumulative in` the sense that .each

Wheel', acting through the gearing drivenb itftends-to turn the-shaft 9 in lthev same vd1-l rectien in 'which Aeach* other Wind' Wheel tends to turn it.

Vanes-Which -tendftoftu-rn edgewise toward :hedirection frolnwliich the Windvis coni-A"v ing.` The action of the Wind channel .is such :hat When-the wind passes)l through ,the ina;

:hine,fthe 1 "e more or .'IeSs'tendenCy of the :asing to ,feather relatively;l to 'the Wind."- Thisis 'upon'wthe principle thatthe 'deVce,- Jeing freetoturn,` will nove 'into suclid'ir'ec-l :ion as to obstruct the passagek ofthewind is iittle'aspossible, or, in, other-,words, take` 1p the position of least'resistance. y

From the-above description it will be ioted thatfno Vmatter` vWhat may be they di- :ectien ofthe Wind, the'casin ywill aceo'inf nodate'itself accordingly an willrso-disnose the various Wind `Wheels as toi-promote heir lgreatest efliciel'lc Having thus described myA,invention,v I

-clairni'as newv anddesire to secure by Letters @-Patent: t.

' `l.l" he4 combination cfa ycasing through which lexten-ds a Wind channel; ak pluralityV offwind Wheels mounted upon .opposite sides ingand projecting into said Wind channel,

4:()` of saidwind channel and projectingl pary ',tiaily into the saine, said Windwheels being adapted toturniin opposite directions, ari-- n'other Wind Wheel mountedwithin said1-casthe axis of rotationof said last-mentioned Windwheel crossing the general direction of the axis Cif/rotation ofrsaid 'first-mentioned` jwind Wheel,l and mechanism 'connected with all of' 'saidjwind Wheels for receiving there' y v l Y. from the polwer developed thereby." Mounted-upon-thejtop'o the casing 4 are v '-2. The combination eta rcasing 'provided with a chute fornadmitting the wind there- Qffwimi ivheels'mounted' Within said casing 'andgsfodisposed as tobelpartially screened from the Win'd by aid of said inclined Walls,

one of 'said/Wind-'Whee'ls being mounted te .turn abouta itertical axis'iand another being Inountedto turn about a horizontal airis...

A. In testimony whereof I'have signedfmy name tothis specification in the presence et? 'two subscribing Witnesses. j

CHARLES lilium Witnesses: y

v WALTON HARRISON,

EVERARD B. MARSHALL.v 

